Exodus

Exodus 4:20

²⁰So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Moses	מֹשֶׁ֜ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his wife	אִשְׁתּ֣וֹ	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and sons	בָּנָ֗יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
put them	וַיַּרְכִּבֵם֙	way·yar·ki·ḇêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7392 mount and ride, ride
on	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a donkey	הַחֲמֹ֔ר	ha·ḥă·mōr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2543 heap
and headed back	וַיָּ֖שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Egypt	מִצְרָ֑יִם	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
And	מֹשֶׁ֛ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
took	וַיִּקַּ֥ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the staff	מַטֵּ֥ה	maṭ·ṭêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
in his hand	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

Cross-references

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Exodus 17:9 · Numbers 20:8–9 · Numbers 20:11 · Exodus 18:3–4 · Exodus 4:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.